{"id":231784,"date":"2021-08-10T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=231784"},"modified":"2021-08-10T23:16:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T04:16:15","slug":"vikings-volleyball-no-6-preseason-nssa-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=231784","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Volleyball No. 6 Preseason NSSA Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

VCSU<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 \"\"The Valley City State volleyball team was selected to finish sixth in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Preseason Coaches\u2019 Poll, the conference office announced Monday.<\/p>\n

The Vikings finished the 2020 season with a 3-11 conference record and a seventh-place finish in the NSAA.\u00a0All NSAA members will\u00a0play\u00a0a 14-match schedule with the Vikings opening conference play at Dickinson State on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

Viterbo (Wis.) is the league\u2019s head coaches favorite to win the 2021 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) title.\u00a0 It is the seventh consecutive year that the V-Hawks are predicted to win the conference title.<\/p>\n

Viterbo collected seven first-place votes and tallied 63 points to secure the top spot in the conference preseason poll.\u00a0 Bellevue (Neb.) picked up the final first-place vote and tallied 57 points to finish second.<\/p>\n

The league went through a split conference schedule last season, playing in the fall and spring seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 The Bruins, who finished 17-7 overall record last season, won their first-ever league conference regular-season title last season with a 12-2 conference record.<\/p>\n

The V-Hawks stormed back to defeat the Bruins in the league postseason tournament, claiming their sixth straight North Star Athletic Association postseason tournament title in a five-set thriller in Bellevue.<\/p>\n

Dakota State (S.D.) edged Mayville State (N.D.) by three points (45-42) to finish third in the poll.\u00a0 The Comets finished second in last year\u2019s league standings and punched their ticket to their first-ever NAIA National Tournament\u2019s Opening Round before falling to eventual national runner-up Midland (Neb.).<\/p>\n

Viterbo (14-9 overall record in 2020-21) finished No. 16 in the final NAIA Volleyball Coaches\u2019 Top 25 national poll last season.\u00a0 Bellevue was ranked No. 18 in the poll, while Mayville State (23-11 overall record last season) received votes.<\/p>\n

Dickinson State (N.D.) placed fifth in the conference preseason poll with 26 points followed by Valley City State (N.D.) sixth with 23 points.\u00a0 Presentation (S.D.) is seventh with 18 points and Waldorf (Iowa) is eighth with 14 points.<\/p>\n

The conference season officially kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 14 with Presentation traveling to Mayville State and Bellevue hosting Dakota State.\u00a0 The rest of the NSAA\u2019s opening-season matches are on Wednesday, Sept. 15 with VCSU at DiSU and WU at VU.<\/p>\n

The top six teams will qualify for the North Star conference postseason tournament on Nov. 12-13.\u00a0 The postseason tournament is scheduled to take place at the Civic Arena in Watertown, S.D.<\/p>\n

The NSAA postseason tournament\u2019s champion will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament, which is scheduled for Nov. 20 at campus sites.<\/p>\n

The national tournament\u2019s opening round winners will move on to the final site at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.\u00a0 The final site of the national tournament opens with the pool play action on the first two days on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, followed by single-elimination bracket play starting on Dec. 2.\u00a0 The championship match is scheduled for Dec. 4.<\/p>\n

Below is the complete list of the 2021 NSAA Volleyball Preseason Coaches\u2019 Poll:<\/p>\n

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2021 NSAA Volleyball Coaches\u2019 Preseason Poll<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSchool (First-Place Votes in parenthesis)<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a01<\/td>\nViterbo (Wis.) (7)<\/td>\n\u00a063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a02<\/td>\nBellevue (Neb.) (1)<\/td>\n\u00a057<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a03<\/td>\nDakota State (S.D.)<\/td>\n\u00a045<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a04<\/td>\nMayville State (N.D.)<\/td>\n\u00a042<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a05<\/td>\nDickinson State (N.D.)<\/td>\n\u00a026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a06<\/td>\nValley City State (N.D.)<\/td>\n\u00a023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a07<\/td>\nPresentation (S.D.)<\/td>\n\u00a018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a08<\/td>\nWaldorf (Iowa)<\/td>\n\u00a014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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